Parental perceptions of school-based influenza immunisation in Ontario, Canada: A qualitative study

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  MacDougall, Donna ^a   Crowe, Lois ^b   Pereira, Jennifer A ^c   Kwong, Jeffrey C ^d   Quach, Susan ^c   Wormsbecker, Anne E ^c   Ramsay, Hilary ^b   Salvadori, Marina I ^e   Russell, Margaret L ^f  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INTERNET; MALE; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TELECONFERENCE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ONTARIO; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; ONTARIO; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901932005     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005189     Document Type: Article

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